Author: Wole Shadare

  Aviation workers under the aegis of National Union of Air Transport Association Employees (NUATE) and Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) shut activities at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, albeit temporarily as they protested the planned concession of four of the major airports across the country. The four aerodromes slated for concession are the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano, the Port-Harcourt International Airport and…

 The airlines in the Lufthansa group – Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Eurowings, Lufthansa and Swiss International Air Lines – will be even a more attractive option for winter holidaymakers and business travellers this winter. As always, passengers can rely on the high standard of service, quality and reliability of the Lufthansa Group.   In the forthcoming 2016/2017 winter flight timetable, the airlines of the Lufthansa Group will offer its customers precisely 19,838 flights each week…

Gulf carrier Qatar Airways is in the process of firming up order for the purchase of Boeing fighter jets. The order which was delayed by the Qatari government could now be sealed on Friday. Consequently, Qatar Airways and Boeing (BA.N) have concluded plans to hold a press conference on Friday, a spokeswoman for Qatar Airways told Reuters, as a big sale of Boeing wide-body jetliners looked close to being clinched. If the deal is finalised,…

*Action to reduce cost of governance *Experts welcome move     Wole Shadare The Federal Government has put two of its ten airplanes, a Falcon 7X and Hawker Sidley 4000 for sale. The government has informed interested buyers of the luxury aircraft to inspect the Falcon 7X aircraft at the Presidential Air Fleet’s Hangar located at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, while the Hawker 4000 aircraft can be inspected at Cessna Zurich Citation Service Centre,…

Nigeria was unanimously voted for by 152 member state of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) to secure Council seat in the Part II category at the on-going 39th Assembly of the world aviation regulatory body. This means that Nigeria will be a member of the Council for the next three years before another election. Expressing his happiness on the elation, the Minister of State (Aviation) Hadi Sirika said, “I feel great, I feel that…

Nigerian passengers including those from Accra, Dakar, Johannesburg on America’s flag carrier airline, Delta are now to enjoy Wi-Fi on their flights to Atlanta as the carrier has completed the roll-out of Wi-Fi on its international fleet, enabling all customers flying on its nonstop services from Africa to Atlanta and New York-JFK to stay connected at 30,000 feet.   The final Boeing 777 – one of a number serving South Africa – has now been equipped…

The present travails of the Nigeria Aviation industry, particularly the airlines are not about scarcity of fuel and the lack of foreign exchange, aviation security consultant, Group Capt. John Ojikutu (rtd) has said. The expert stated this in a paper he sent to Woleshadare.net in Lagos. He attributed airlines’ travail to what he described as lack of good management structure, single ownership and poor financial management of local and foreign earnings, the recurring debts portfolios…

 …Say 70% delays caused by poor landing utilities Airline operators under the aegis of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) have called for upgrade of the country’s airport landing aids and navigational equipment in line with global standards. Besides, the operators said that 70 per cent of delays and cancelations are due to poor landing aids. In a paper he made available to Woleshadare.net, chairman of AON, Capt. Noggie Meggison, who spoke on behalf of the…

The aviation industry in Nigeria, like many other sectors, is going through crises. WOLE SHADARE looks at events that shaped the sector in the third quarter of 2016.   The aviation sector in the last quarter was one that was characterised by crises. The segment has never seen the type of troubles it witnessed in the last quarter than any other period. At a point, it was as if the aviation sector in Nigeria had…